fennecs
Big-eared desert foxes
Fennecs are small desert foxes native to North Africa, notable for their oversized ears that help dissipate heat.
The fennec is the smallest canid species, weighing only a few pounds.
Their distinctive appearance has made them popular in exotic pet circles and internet culture: Look at those fennec ears!
Cunning wild canine
- desertTo leave behind completely
- SaharaLargest hot desert
- earsAuditory organs, paired
- canidMammal of the wolf family
nocturnal · burrow · sand · mammal · wildlife · carnivore · pup · kit
Auditory organs, paired
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- heat dissipationTransfer of warmth outward
- desert survivalLiving through barren conditions
- nocturnalActive during darkness
burrowing · sand · water conservation · panting · cooling · camouflage · hearing · temperature
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- domesticatedBred under human care
- legalPermitted by statute
- breederOne who raises stock
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
diet · veterinarian · socialization · nocturnal · playful · energetic · companionship · permit
Fictional all-animal urban world
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- AlgeriaMaghreb nation, largest African
- cuteAttractively charming
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
stuffed animal · cartoon · anime · Pokemon · illustration · photography · wildlife documentary · symbol
fox
Cunning wild canine
canid · nocturnal · burrow · sand · mammal · wildlife · carnivore · pup · kit · den
ears
Auditory organs, paired
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- heat dissipationTransfer of warmth outward
- desert survivalLiving through barren conditions
nocturnal · burrowing · sand · water conservation · panting · cooling · camouflage · hearing · temperature · arid
exotic
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- domesticatedBred under human care
- legalPermitted by statute
- breederOne who raises stock
enclosure · diet · veterinarian · socialization · nocturnal · playful · energetic · companionship · permit · ownership
Zootopia
Fictional all-animal urban world
plush · stuffed animal · cartoon · anime · Pokemon · illustration · photography · wildlife documentary · symbol · merchandise
fennecsgray wolves
Large wild canines
dire wolves · timber wolves · Great Danes · mastiffs · Irish wolfhounds
- fennec foxDiminutive large-eared desert canid
- fennec foxesSmallest wild canids